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They sold L-S-D out of a day-care center. On NEWS 7 tonight, we'll get the details of a plea agreement that keeps
the owner and her son OUT of jail.
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And it's the only plane of its kind that's still air-worthy. We'll have a close-up look at the B-24 bomber during a stop in Lynchburg.
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Tonight on News 7 sports, we'll see the trophy UVa and Florida State will be battling for this Saturday night.
Plus check in with the Express,
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and the Yankees, who hope to jump out of the dugout one more time tonight and put the Braves out of their misery.
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Need to get some work done outside? The forecast won't stop you. Show you why in just a moment.
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[IN Q=And Mr. Farmer]
((AND MR. FARMER INDICATED HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PLEAD GUILTY TO EVERYTHING IF WE WOULD EXTEND SOME GRACE AND ALLOW HIS STEPSON AND HIS WIFE TO NOT GO TO JAIL.))
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[OUT Q=go to jail.]
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[VO-NAT]

A guilty plea allows a woman who sold drugs out of a day-care center to stay out of jail.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.

Farmer was arrested last April when deputies raided her home in Big Island.
Authorities say Farmer and her son David Underwood were selling L-S-D from the house, but it was her husband Tony who was the brains of the operation.
Tony Farmer pled guilty two weeks ago to keep his wife and stepson out of jail.
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[IN Q=You want to]
((DIRK PADGETT/BEDFORD CO. PROSECUTOR: YOU WANT TO DEAL HARSHLY WITH DRUG OFFENDERS, BUT IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK A FELONY CONVICTION AND SUSPENDED PROBATION OF TWO YEARS IS REALLY A BRAND ON THEM AND IS TOUGH ENOUGH PUNISHMENT.))
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[OUT Q=tough enough punishment.]
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Padgett says Monica Farmer's pregnancy and her lack of a criminal record also led to the plea agreement.
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[Keister]

The state delegate who represents Radford, Pulaski and Giles County has typically been a Republican.
Barbara Chrisley certainly hopes voters there will stick with that tradition, but Benny Keister has another idea.
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[TAKE 7TH DISTRICT MAP FULL]
Tonight Teresa Hamilton profiles the Democrat in the Seventh House race.
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(( Benny Keister has worn many different hats over the years. He's not only worked as an educator and magistrate but also as a NASCAR official.
But it's the past eleven years he's spent as Dublin's Mayor promoting industry and jobs-- he hopes will carry him to Richmond.
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(( BENNY KEISTER/D-HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: I THINK THAT I'M PROBABLY BETTER AT UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND KNOWING WHAT THEY WANT AND YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO.))
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Keister knew, as a Democrat, that winning this election would NOT be easy.
After all-- Republican Tommy Baker has held the post for ten years, not to mention voters in the seventh district tend to vote Republican.
For instance, 57- percent of voters in the district put their trust in Jim Gilmore in '97.
Before that-- 62 percent voted for former Governor George Allen.
But Keister believes his stand on the issues will make a difference with voters.
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((BENNY KEISTER/D-HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: I THINK THAT EDUCATION IS A BIG ISSUE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION IS A HUGE ISSUE.))
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[OUT Q= huge issue.]

Keister also believes patients should ALWAYS have the right to select the doctor of their choice-- taking aim at his opponent for her response to a questionnaire dealing with the HMO issue.
It's a sensitive topic that's generated several campaign ads.
[CAMPAIGN AD]
((IN THE OLD DAYS LIE DETECTOR TESTS WERE FOR CRIMINALS, THESE DAYS WE NEED THEM FOR POLITICIANS. TAKE BENNY KEISTER LYING ON TELEVISION ABOUT BARBARA CHRISLEY AND HEALTH CARE.))
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Keister says his ads are factual and that Chrisley is stretching the truth.
In one ad-- the Chrisley camp states that Keister is opposed to hiring additional state police to fight drugs.
Keister says that's not the case, at all.
Chrisley's ads have also taken aim at the Democrat for opposing drug testing of ANY juvenile arrested.
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((BENNY KEISTER: IF A TEN YEAR OLD CHILD TAKES A CANDY BAR FROM A STORE SHOULD HE BE TAKEN AND DRUG TESTED? YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T RIGHT, SEE, THIS IS ALREADY IN PLACE, THE JUDGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER DRUG TESTING FOR ANY YOUNGSTER HE THINKS NEEDS IT.))
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[OUT Q= needs it.]
The airwaves will no doubt continue to be filled with campaign rhetoric and attacks--- especially now, with less th
an a week for voters to decide who's most qualified to represent the Seventh district.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))

The workers were inside this building at Professional Distribution Services, Incorporated.
They say they started experiencing headaches and difficulty breathing while working this morning.
Firefighters say they believe a forklift inside the plant was responsible for the carbon monoxide fumes.
All 50 of the workers were treated and released from Martinsville Memorial Hospital.
The forklift has been removed and fire officials say air at the plant is testing safe now.
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[Henry-Fire]

A house fire in Henry County gutted the house and sent two firefighters to the hospital this afternoon.
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The fire broke out around one o'clock on Beechnut Circle near Ridgeway.
The couple who lived there was NOT home at the time, but they arrived home in time to see their house burn.
The fire took more than two hours and 30 firefighters to put out.
One was injured when the roof collapsed on him and he fell down the stairs.
He's still in the emergency room at a North Carolina hospital.
Another firefighter is being treated for an injured arm.
The Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.
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It's the fastest-growing form of domestic violence.
Coming up - a new tool to help keep the elderly safe.
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Only one vintage B-24 plane from World War Two continues to fly.
Today - it sailed into the Hill City.
We'll show you.
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[SUPER=84-Down 18.3 feet/Mandatory Restrictions][Buford]

Buford is being held in the city jail tonight without bond.
He had been fighting extradition to Roanoke, after being arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Buford is accused of of the murder of 19-year-old Prentice Jordan at a Roanoke night club last month.
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[Tanker-Wreck]

Traffic is back to normal today, the day after a tanker accident yesterday on 460 in Roanoke County.
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The accident happened as the tanker was turning off of 460 onto Cloverdale Road, flipped over, and leaked over 2000 gallons of diesel fuel.
Officials say some fuel leaked into Glade Creek, but crews were able to contain it and clean it up. Drinking water was NOT affected.
Authorities have charged the driver of the tanker with reckless driving.
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[81-Sinkhole]

V-DOT crews have finished repairing the latest sinkhole to appear along, or under, Interstate 81.
It was discovered yesterday in Shenandoah, near the town of Edinburg.
Repair work closed down one southbound lane throughout the day, but traffic is now back to normal.

[Highway-safety]

By the year 2050 there may be so many vehicles on the road, the government would be compelled to charge us by the mile for cruising the nation's highways.
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The hope is to change our driving habits before the road is reduced to gridlock.
The Head of the Federal Highway Administration has dreamed up some creative ways of billing us for use of the road in the 21st Century.
The goal is to discourage people from driving... to change the American obsession with automotive travel.
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((A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT COULD BE TO CHARGE INDIVIDUALS BY THE MILE, USING GLOBAL POSITIONING-TYPE TECHNOLOGY. YOU GET A BILL, JUST LIKE YOU DO FOR ELECTRICITY OR WATER TODAY. SO IT'D BE LIKE A UTILITY COMPANY. SO YOU'D BE BILLED FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU USE THE HIGHWAY.))
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[OUT Q=use the highway.]
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Wykle was one of the principal speakers at the annual Transportation Conference at Virginia Military Institute last week.
Among his other proposals: a graduated driver's license- -where new drivers would have to prove themselves capable of driving at night, for example, or in highly- congested areas... before they're authorized to drive in those conditions.
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[Meningitis]

Flu shots and Hepatitis B are common vaccines given on college campuses, but now with the encouragement of the Centers for Disease Control, Virginia Tech is adding Meningitis to the list.
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Tonya Flory is at McComas Hall where students have been waiting in line for a couple of hours. Tonya, how are they holding up?
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[Elder-Abuse]

Whether or not it's INTENTIONAL, elder abuse is the least-known and fastest- growing form of domestic violence.
But now there's a new tool being used to prevent it-- a cell phone.
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As part of its national "S.A.F.E. " program, U-S Cellular has donated 150 wireless phones for at- risk, homebound seniors throughout Roanoke, Lynchburg, and the New River Valley.
The idea is to make it more convenient for elderly victims to call for help, even when they're often afraid to.
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((DANA DORCAS/U.S. CELLULAR: THEY'LL BE PRE- PROGRAMMED. SO, ALL THEY'LL HAVE TO DO IS PRESS A "1" FOR 9-1-1 AND IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY DIAL IT. PRESS "2" AND IT'LL GO TO L.O.A. PRESS "3" AND IT'LL GO TO A NUMBER THEY WANT IT TO GO TO. SO FORTH AND SO ON.))
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((SUSAN WILLIAMS/LOA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: IT'S LIKE ANY KIND OF VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENS IN THE HOME. THEY'RE AFRAID OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM AND BECAUSE THEY'RE VULNERABLE, THEY'RE WORRIED THAT MAYBE WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS THAT THEY WILL BE PLACED IN A NURSING HOME, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.))
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In order to prevent some seniors from over- using the service, 9-1-1 calls will be monitored.

[WW2-Planes]

If you were watching the skies over Lynchburg today, you might have thought the city was under attack.
A rare visit from a pair of World War Two- era bombers is providing residents with a close- up look at history.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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With the grace of an eagle, they eased down the runway at the Lynchburg airport.. a B-24 bomber and its B-17 counterpart.. relics from America's World War Two past.
One of 18- thousand made, this B-24 is the only one left still flying.
Owned by the non-profit Collings Foundation, the two planes tour the country making 125 stops a year.. sort of a flying history lesson for young and old alike.
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((OH, LOOK AT THE MAN ON TOP OF THE AIRPLANE..))
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From the machine guns to the imaginative artwork decorating each nose, the bombers stir the imaginations of young people and the memories of veterans.
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((ROB COLLINGS/B-24 PILOT: SOMETIMES WHEN THE VET WALKS DOWN THAT BACK LADDER, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN OUT OF THE AIRPLANE SINCE HE JUMPED OUT OVER GERMANY AND SPENT TWO YEARS IN A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, SO IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL FOR MOST OF THEM.))
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Art Houliares was one of several veterans on hand to watch the planes come in.
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((ART HOULIARES/B-17 NAVIGATOR: IT WAS A THRILL, BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF OLD MEMORIES..))
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[OUT Q=old memories.]
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((BOYD CLAYTOR/B-24 BOMBARDIER: I THINK THEY OUGHT TO KEEP A COUPLE OF 'EM AROUND TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT WE FLEW IN. IT'S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES TODAY.))
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Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

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Coming up on News 7 sports, we'll hear from the game starters in the world series tonight.
Steve Young may be finished for the entire season.
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And we'll find out what the Express, trick or treaters and pregnant women all have in common!
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[S-Yanks]

The Atlanta Braves might have to sit through a fireworks show if they can't get their act together in game four of the series tonight when they face "The Rocket" Roger Clemens.
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Last night the Yanks took a three games to none advantage in the best of seven series thanks to this 10th inning homer by Chad Curtis.
The blast to left field broke a 5-all tie and lifted the Yanks to a 6-to-5 win.
It was Curtis's second homer of the game. He hit just five all season.
Tonight John Smoltz will battle Clemens and try to extend the season one more night.
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Two future hall of famers continue to battle injuries as the NFL season nears the midway point.
Dan Marino says a pinched nerve in his neck may keep him out two more weeks.
And the 49ers Steve Young admits he may not lay again this season.
He's still battling post concussion syndrome.
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[S-Eppes]

This Saturday at 7pm in Charlottesville, Florida State and Virginia renew their heated ACC rivalry.
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The Jefferson-Eppes trophy is also on the line for both schools. The trophy, which sits in Doak Walker Stadium on Florida State's campus, goes to the university that wins this game each year. UVa won the first, but FSU has taken the hardware home the last three years. Francis Eppes was Thomas Jefferson's grandson. He was also a three time mayor of Tallahassee, a connection that adds special meaning to this game and it's reward.
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((BOBBY BOWDEN/FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL COACH:PEOPLE ENJOY IT AND I THINK UNIVERSITIES ENJOY IT AND IF YOU HAVE A TROPHY LIKE THIS WITH A SIGNIFICANCE BEHIND IT, A LITTLE HISTORY THERE, I THINK THE STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY GETS A LITTLE ENJOYMENT OUT OF IT AS WELL AS THE TEAMS.))
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[OUT Q=....as well as the teams"]
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[S-Express]

The Roanoke Express has a big weekend coming up with games against two of the top teams in the East Coast Hockey League.
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The Express hasn't played since Friday's 5 to 3 road win at Toledo.
Roanoke went through an intense practice this morning at the Ice Station which head coach Scott Gordon says will keep the players focused for this weekend's big games.
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Friday night the Express plays Northeast Division leader Richmond on the road And Saturday the Dayton Bombers make a visit to the Roundhouse.

[S-Ice]

And the Express front office announced this afternoon that all kids ages 12-and-under will be admitted to Saturday night's game free of charge as long as they show up at the Civic Center wearing their costumes.
During the second intermission the kids we allowed on the ice for a costume parade.
But the real deal happens next Saturday night, November 6th.
That night has been dubbed "Birth Night."
Yes that's right the Express is looking for pregnant women.
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